Merry Christmas from the Cruz Family

Bored with my photos

....good thing there is photofunia :)

Bianca's first billboard

family shot

AJ goes kikay with kikay husband

Senti with Jollibee

My Puppy named Bianca

Sketch

Something about a straw

in his normal self

To my nephew and inaanak

Sammy is celebrating his first birthday this Sunday and I can't wait to show him this 5x3 kiddie banner :)

Race Car Ticket Kiddie Invite

Invite (above), Thank you loot bag sttickers (below).

Made this for my officemate.. :) I'm really glad she liked it.

(Photos from the official website)

Tag Time :)

Lee tagged me :)


Here are the rules I'm supposed to follow:


1. Link back to the person that tagged you. check!
2. Post these rules on your blog. check!
3. Share six unimportant things about yourself. check!



a. This is the FIRST time I ever replied to a tag. You have the tag powers lee!
b. I'm addicted to postsecret.
c. I just saw a new TV Ad from a key competitor. It's Saturday and I still think of work. darn.
d. I just paid my utility bills and almost fainted.
e. I think facebook is too complicated. Certified generation gap.
f. I didn't cook dinner, just opened a can of tuna for my husband.:)


4. Tag six people at the end of your entry.. I'm tagging Alby, Anne, Marj, April, Cat, and Moni

Toddler School

In preparation for nursery/kinder1, we enrolled our 3-year old Bianca to "Fun with Phonics" summer class at Ingenium Learning Resources. After 3 weeks, we really noticed a big improvement in her social skills and speech. She also seems to be gearing towards music, which is pretty exciting. :)

Here are a few digital layouts showing school highlights. :)

Digital Materials used:

Papers:MCO_Frosted04rakmk08_jatwell_bg4;BlueStar_EmbraceLife_SandeKrieger_MemoryMakers; RAKMKmar08_cduffy_Paper07; Brown Scalloped_Embrace Life_SandeKrieger_Memory Makers;SP_HarvestSpice_Paper_Alpha;Bloom_paper_windowpane_SharonCarroll;Bloom_paper_flowers_SharonCarroll; RAKMKmar08_jbolton_mat;

Titles and tags:ALPGrinsNGiggles Free; April Bloom; SP ~ Promise Collection; AlphaKTeague_BerryDays_2ps_red;ALP Autumn Harmony tags; corinanielsen_DSD_tag

Embellishments:dy_springtimefeel_sun;ALPKitdoodles2; MCO_WildFlowers;SP_HarvestSpice_FloralFrame_Vintage;MCO_FunkyShape_pink

Patrick!

This is my entry to Pinoy scrapbookers' March challenge.

We're challenged to do a glittery LO of a popular celebrity crush. Well, it did not take long for me to decide.. of course there's Dr. Mcdreamy to scrap. :)

Unfortunately, my bling blings don't appear to be glittery at all because i dont have digital embelilshments. I just made use of the filter function of photoshop. :) medyo palpak :)

oh well, winner or no winner, i enjoyed doing this LO.

Photo from this site

Techniques/Materials:

1. Background paper: Solid blue color, applied opaque white and yellow brush strokes

2. Stars: Miss Mint Twinkle toes

3. Brackets: LJD Glitter Doodle, duplicated and flipped

4. Fonts: Adlib and 2peas scrapbook, Filter and add noise for the glitter effect

Journalling:luv his hair, luv his eyes, luv his smile, luv his personalityim impressed that he put up a center to help cancer patients. :)

My Best Friend's wedding invite

Here's a copy of the Wedding invite I made for my best friend Karline. I'm so glad that the Bride and Groom liked it :)

Digital Kit by Danielle Young

Danielle Young is kind enough to share her kit to pinoyscrapbookers and it's so gorgeous I can't help making more than 1 layout for this month's challenge (and na disqualify kasi ako last time sa Kaya!9 , bawi na lang LOL).

Layout #1: Bianca at 3 (Journalling: Photo taken on Dec 30, 2007)

Layout #2: My Mini Me (Journalling: This photo was taken on Feb 4, 2008 when you were 3 years old and I was about to turn 30. Though 27 years apart, the gap can't hide that we look so much alike)

Dream Big

My entry to the pinoyscrapbooking Challenge:
Theme: 3 wishes for 2008

The photo was taken not on my bday, but on the night of my 3-year-old Bianca's bday (Notice the Jollibee cake?). She wanted me to try blowing the candle while she sang the bday song.

Journalling: My 3 wishes for 2008

1. To start my own business
2. To go back to 115 lbs and stick with it!
3. To be promoted to Senior Manager

Digital materials used: ALP Tutti Frutti torn paper, SP HArvest Spice Journaling strips, RPenn expressyourself "dreambig", Adeyeo Precious moment - flower5, font: 2peas scrapbook, tahoma

Techniques Used:

1. Drop Shadows (elements)
2. Desaturation (B&W picture)
3. Hue adjustment (flowers)

Sparkle

*Paper Layout*

Title: Sparkle

Journaling: *One perfect moment*. December 30, 2007, It was Bianca's first time to light a sparkler and she was so fascinated with it that she didnt want to go back inside the house.

Materials used: DCWV Metallic Textured Cardstock SILVERLEAF, CE ALpha Chipboards, CE rub-ons, CE flower embellishment, cut-out stars from BasicGrey Four Corners paper.

Photo by: Cosette Cruz

1st accordion album

Last June 30, 2007, we had a baby shower for my sis odette and her husband Abe. We asked the guests to write down a brief intro and message for Baby Sam on small sheets of my (scrapbook) papers. After 1 million years, i finally found the time to compile the cards and make an accordion album (album bought at National bookstore at P16 pesos only!). Since I didnt have the luxury of time, I decided to put only a few embellishments, basically just photo corners. The outcome is good because the messages are already on patterned papers.. =)

Gave it to my sis a few hours ago, she loved it. :)